Rotating game mode queue now live!

Riot·Jun 17, 2016·1 votes·40,501 views

From the sand-strewn battlefield of Ascension to the frenetic manatee magic of Ultra Rapid Fire, rotating game modes provide unique spins on the classic League formula. It’s time to kick things off with the next game mode in the rotation: One for All is now live!

For a refresher on the mode, let’s go over the basics:

Once you get into champ select, you and your team will vote for the champion you’ll all play before jumping into the game for inevitable chaos. Whether you’re chaining an endless string of Gangplank barrels, assembling a Tahm Kench matryoshka, or covering the map with Illaoi tentacles lashing every choke point, One For All is basically five times crazier than when you’re the only one playing your champion. Or at the very least, there’s five times the lasers.

As in any rotating queue game mode, we’ve specially tuned Champion Mastery so you can earn points in the mode. You’ll also be able to earn keys for your wins and loot chests for your (or your premade’s) S-, S, and S+ games.

One for All is now available and lasts through the evening on Monday (we’ll shut it down very early Tuesday morning--usually between 1:00 AM and 3:00 AM).

We’ll be trying out different things with the rotating game mode queue over the next few months such as, changing the mode cadence or what modes are available. We’re looking for your feedback as we go, so let us know. GLHF!

148 Comments

PokemichaelJun 17, 201627 votes

Still waiting on Black Market Brawlers and Doom Bots. Hyped for Nexus Siege though.

Raiden36Jun 18, 20169 votes

I'm wanting doom bots too! If i'm not mistaken that game mode has only been up once before.

PokemichaelJun 22, 20161 votes

I've heard that apparently there is a very low chance of doom bots coming back :(

wingednarutoJun 23, 20161 votes

That sucks.. it was such a awesome mode facing champs with odd extra abilities ramping up each level until they become over powered monsters that give you very slim chances of defeating. But it's fun none the less facing such crazy bots. I really hope they bring it back I like U.R.F. and all but they need to bring back doom bots and their fun crazy game modes.[zombie-nunu-tears]

PokemichaelJun 23, 20162 votes

I'm still hoping that we get URF for One or All for One Hexakill or a combination of all 3 : ^)

VoraciousXJun 19, 20165 votes

Would love Black Market Brawlers back. That was probably my favorite mode.

Lvl 100 KeemstarJun 18, 201620 votes

weres urf

SukishooJun 18, 20163 votes

They said it'd be seen twice this year, and it has, so they clearly removed it from Rotation.

SakaruJun 18, 20167 votes

And later said they expected game modes to come back once every 1.5 months. Including URF. So yeah, people asking makes sense.

nightshockJun 18, 20164 votes

Hexkill in a 3 week rotation that must be the special one.

IgnobleTempestJun 18, 201619 votes

Hexakill is the biggest waste of a game mode i have seen in my entire life.

SakaruJun 18, 20169 votes

Yeah, I think it's safe to say most people aren't sure what Riot's thinking with that one.

SukishooJun 19, 20166 votes

Pretty sure the 1.5 Month was actually how long they said each mode was supposed to last, then they changed it to 3 days per mode, so that it would rotate each weekend.

SakaruJun 19, 20166 votes

No, no it wasn't. I'm far too lazy to find the post, but in one of their topics about discussion of the "upcoming" (at the time) queue each mode was expected to return every 1.5 months. It was said to be every weekend from the beginning, never 1.5 days.

SukishooJun 19, 20166 votes

I clearly said 1.5 Months. So the modes were meant to last that long, but they changed it to 3 days each changing each weekend. Might want to learn to read.

SakaruJun 22, 20164 votes

Says the one who isn't reading what 'I' said. RETURNING every 1.5 months. Not LASTING 1.5 months each. They've said FROM THE BEGINNING gamemodes would last the weekends, they NEVER changed it from 1.5 months to the weekend.

They have, however; clearly stated that they expect each gamemode to RETURN every 1.5 months.

SailorPsychoJun 25, 20166 votes

Clearly still didn't read what was said. He said that the game modes would be on the Weekends but that each of the modes would last over a 1.5 months being the next time you'd see a different mode would be 1.5 months after the previous one, but they would still be on the weekends.

SakaruJun 26, 20164 votes

No, that's not what he was saying at all. He clearly said "So the modes were meant to last that long, but they changed it to 3 days each changing each weekend." Meaning he, HIMSELF; said that they 'were' going to last a full 1.5 months, but later changed it to only lasting 3 days.

He didn't say that they'd be on the weekends AND last 1.5 months, he said originally they were GOING to last 1.5 months, and they later CHANGED that to 3 days. Which is simply not the case.

And heck, for the sake of argument let's pretend he 'did' mean that (Which the way all of his collective posts are written, he's clearly not saying that), it would still be wrong. And it would still be ignoring what I said.

And because I'm tired of blatantly wrong people ignoring what I'm saying: http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/developer-corner/JzQkg9BJ-rotating-game-mode-queue-update How often will we see modes repeat? This will depend on how many modes fall into the stable rotation. Modes will likely repeat every 1.5~2 months. Again, once we get started and see what modes come and go from the rotation, this could shift a little bit.

So let's say this one last time, as clearly as possible. They said, AFTER stating that URF would show up "at least twice" that modes were expected to show up every 1.5~2 months. There's no argument to be had there. They said that. Period.

SailorPsychoJun 26, 20165 votes

No. It's quite easy to understand what was said but you obviously just don't get it. Say the game mode was Ascension, it would last for a month and a half, only available on weekends, and then when the 1.5 was over it would then change to URF, ect. However, Riot changed that idea to have each game mode rotate every weekend instead of having them all last for 1.5 months on weekends.

SakaruJun 28, 20164 votes

That is just blatantly untrue. They never once said that each mode would last 1.5 months. They said they would REPEAT every 1.5 months. Which is why how often you'd see them (1.5~2 months) depended on how many modes there were.

They stated on the announcement that it would be weekends. This has never changed. They stated after that announcement that it'd 'repeat' every 1.5 months.

Seriously, provide literally ANY evidence to support your claims. I've already provided you with the red post that says exactly what I'm saying. The announcement for the rotating queue clearly states the other half of what I'm saying. What you're saying, was simply never true.

Hot First CousinJun 18, 201619 votes

"We’re looking for your feedback " No you're fucking not?

DartExplosion10Jun 19, 20163 votes

this man speaks the truth

Whap GoblinJun 18, 201612 votes

URF pls

I BOONK GANG IJun 19, 201611 votes

WHEN IS URF AGAIN?!?!?!? Ascension has been on for like 500000 times...

Techi the TechJun 17, 201610 votes

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klobluJun 21, 20162 votes

i do believe it was on howling abyss at one point.

xanthrJun 17, 201610 votes

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PokemichaelJun 17, 20167 votes

Gr8 b8 m8

Gimme That LPJun 17, 20167 votes

Ahri click bait boys*[zombie-nunu-bummed]*

GuspachoMCJun 17, 201610 votes

How about a mixture of One for All, U.R.F, an d Howling Abyss

your baristaJun 18, 201610 votes

riot please, i beg, bring back doom bots and more U.R.F. item 3070

dnsupJun 19, 20168 votes

Didn't really care for playing Doom Bots (lost its novelty pretty quickly, gameplay-wise), but it was definitely an awesome spectacle.

URF, as usual, I'd love to see more of.

Big Guy 3000Jun 18, 20169 votes

If only this started when URF was out [zombie-brand-facepalm]

ReSaridinJun 18, 20168 votes

One for all seems pointless unless both teams are the same champion. I also feel like Summoners Rift is the worst map for "fun" game modes. I have played 7 games of one for all and they all have lasted over an hour. nothing fun about an hour long game with stale fights because everyone on the enemy team is the same champ. This would all be fixed on howling abyss because that map is fun regardless of anything. it is small, lots of fighting, games are over in less than 30 min almost every time. There is a reason you moved hex to trusted treeline from summoners rift. SR is too big and needs something to speed the game up for it to be fun, and urf is the only thing that does that.

SwimmingBearJun 17, 20166 votes

if there's 5 kenchs can they eat each other till there's only 1?

PokemichaelJun 17, 20162 votes

Yes, and same goes for kalista ults

Call Me CorleoneJun 17, 20164 votes

Can you bind 4 people to the same kalista. Just have a knockup slave who builds full tank for team fights. Kinda curious to find out

TODDler TantrumJun 17, 20166 votes

Why not have a game mode that lets you pick your position but randomizes a champion with that primary position? Or a flooded level on summoner's rift where moving through the river slows you significantly?

TehPandehWubJun 18, 20166 votes

I was actually thinking of something like that where like the map is some sort of nightmarish map and like each section of the map do different things. Like the red jungles burn you overtime or like there's a wildfire in them every 3 mins that does tons of dmg, and in the river like you said there could be a really big slow and maybe periodic nami ults, and in blue jg there could be some sort of heavy mist that makes you blind or that makes you see things like hallucinations of champions. And maybe there would be like certain events when the epic monsters spawn like the dragon scorches the map as he flies in, void scuttle has like a nocturne ult but voidy, and baron summons like a bunch of the things from a void gate around the map or something. Just an idea

kirbynoodleJun 19, 20166 votes

New gamemode idea - Solo Queue.

TonkuhzJun 18, 20165 votes

Now is the day of the Mantee Everyone long awaited, Valoran cheers in glee. Even the warwick so hum-bull-e

Ready to play are we summoners Give us back our game. Its one simple wish Victory is my dish Enjoying putting heroes to shame.

You think you've won Only to see Urf the Manatee revives, with full hp.

Unless I play soon People may think i'm a buffoon! -ChocolateBlanc0

I think its time for a new [URF] poem for someone to write as for I suck at it... in hopes of them bringing back our truly favorite game mode!

Ready Set Go!

No Chill RivenJun 24, 20162 votes

Warriors, archers, wizards and rouges, All of these classes need things to behold. And what better way than a battle I ask? In which all these people, Can have fun, i do ask! URF is their savior, URF is their lord, Bring back Urf they said, Oh-what a thing to behold.

-Aihggnbaiogwioa Spread the word, Urf is upon us! Or so it would be, If the people had told us...

Dying Game TBHJun 20, 20165 votes

Would be cool if instead a set Rotation the community were to vote on the next weeks feature game mode where no mode could be selected more than two weeks in a row just food for thought.